I have Universal females on all My Air Bottles.
I use a Microbore pipe with double Males with No valves
Opening the smaller one first then topping it to require pressure.
As Run my 3 Litre around 220 Bar , which I use for charging my Ram Charger.
Topping up from my 12 litre 300 Bar Bottle
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